A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is introducing a bill to stop companies from charging veterans for help with disability benefits. The Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act would make it a crime to charge veterans for help. Anyone convicted could face a fine or a jail term of up to one year, according…
Senators Introduce Bill to Stop Companies From Charging Veterans With Benefits Help
Special Operations Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy
Navy SEAL veteran Chris Maddox was standing over the filled tub in his San Francisco hotel room, a knife in one hand and his phone set to dial 911 in the other, unable to decide on a course of action. His group was headed to Mexico the next morning to participate in a study to research…
NTSB Gives Update on Dallas Vintage Plane Crash
November 16, 2022
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A National Transportation Safety Board official says neither of the two vintage military aircraft that collided at a Dallas air show had flight data or cockpit voice recordings but there are other electronics that could possibly help shed light on what happened. “Neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder or a cockpit voice…
Veterans Encouraged to Share Their Stories With the Nation
Every warrior has a story to tell and Eastern Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), wants to collect them all for a national history project. McMorris Rodgers said the stories of veterans will be preserved in America’s archives at the Library of Congress for generations to come. Information will provide the nation’s youth with valuable…
Family Finances: Financial Perks for Service Members
By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Mike Hunsberger, former member of the U.S. Air Force and founder of Next Mission Financial Planning, in St. Charles, Missouri, breaks it down. Question: Faced with a tough labor market, military recruiters are offering potential recruits bonuses and incentives. What should a young person consider before joining the…
While His Classmates Were at Prom, He Fought in World War II: Major Billy C. Hall
October 27, 2022
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When Major Billy C. Hall left high school to fight in WWII, he was so young that his recruiter had to lie about the vet’s age on his application. “Men like [Hall] aren’t just ‘the greatest generation,’” friend and fellow veteran Dwight Hanson said. “They’re ‘men of legend.’” With 27 years of service spanning three…
Injured Veterans to Get Extra $1000 a Year
Injured veterans will soon receive an extra $1000 a year, and more staff will be hired to process their claims. The federal budget includes an additional $97.9 million for totally and permanently incapacitated former defence personnel. It also earmarks $233.9 million to hire 500 more frontline staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Extra funding will also…
Highest Number of Military Veterans Running for Congress Since 2012: Report
An increasing number of individuals with military experience are running in the 2022 elections this year, new research has found. According to research by Veterans Campaign and Military Times, 184 House candidates with some degree of military experience won major party primaries earlier this year and are set to appear on state ballots in the upcoming…
‘A Chicken Saved My Life’: Meet the Former Marine Giving Fellow Veterans a New Mission—and America New Farmers
“One of the bigger problems I had was I no longer had a purpose, because in the Marine Corps, you are built up to have a pretty big ego,” Robert Elliott told The Epoch Times. This problem isn’t unique to Elliott or to the Marines specifically, but is common to many veterans who have recently…
Capitol Report (Sept. 29): McConnell Says GOP Has 50–50 Chance To Win Senate; DHS: Large Number of War Criminals Living in US
September 29, 2022
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President Joe Biden addresses the nation in response to Hurricane Ian. He says he’s focused on saving people’s lives and homes, not political differences with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate passed a short-term funding bill along with tens of billions in new emergency spending. Half of the Senate Republicans pushed back. Senate Minority Leader…
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